Nathan Gothard, 37, was jailed for 10 years for manslaughter after knocking David Darke to the ground near the Crown Inn in Appleby Magna, Leicestershire

Unemployed Nathan Gothard, 37, was 'wound up like a coiled spring' when he 'poleaxed' David Darke, 66, who suffered a fatal brain injury when his head hit the ground.

Nathan Gothard knocked David Darke to the ground near the Crown Inn in Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, just days before Christmas last year

Nathan Gothard, 37, was jailed for 10 years for manslaughter after knocking David Darke to the ground near the Crown Inn in Appleby Magna, Leicestershire